Q: Can you contact Apple's legal team (and get a response)?
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Mar 17, 2016 8:15 PMby ChitlinsCC,http://blog.crowdspring.com/2011/03/font-law-licensing/
says in part
"This means that copyright law (at least in the U.S.) protects only the font software, not the artistic design of the typeface."
and further
"The U.S. Copyright Office has unequivocally determined that fonts are not subject to protection as artistic works under the 1976 Copyright Act.
In contrast, Germany recognized in 1981 that typeface designs can be protected by copyright as original works. England also allows typeface designs to be protected by copyright (since 1989)."
and further
"2. Is your intended use permissible? Some font licensing agreements may restrict ways that you can use the font. Review the agreements carefully when in doubt."
So... where's the agreement? It is "layered" in contract law agreements - owner > licensee > licensee > licensee > ad infinitum
get a lawyer if you want to CYA
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Mar 17, 2016 8:30 PMby tonality,Your issue is Apple "owned" fontfaces, and you got "permission" from a Microsoft employee? I am really confused
Don't be! Apple and Microsoft use many of the same fonts -- but each company has its own EULA.
And according to the chat I just had, Microsoft allows its users to work professionally with 'its' fonts. Apple may very well do so, too -- but I don't have any way of knowing that.
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Mar 17, 2016 8:50 PMby ChitlinsCC,Google " font agreement apple microsoft " + ??? = 2007 agreement to allow inclusion in each other's "software" releases"
A font is NOT a Font Face ("typeface") = it is complicated by economy = "can ( I ) prevail in a lawsuit?" = the "owner" is the current owner of the design of the face glyphs themselves
